Lighting - Intermittent Headlamp Flickers With Key Out
TSB 05-5-103/21/05
INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FLICKER WITH NO KEY
IN THE IGNITION - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE
2/21/2005
FORD:
2005 Five Hundred, Freestyle
MERCURY:
2005 Montego
ISSUE
Some 2005 Freestyle, Five Hundred and Montego vehicles built before 2/21/2005 may exhibit the headlamps flickering intermittently, with no key in the ignition.
ACTION
Reprogram the smart junction box (SJB) to the latest calibration using WDS B36.0 or higher. Calibration files may also be obtained at website. The procedure to reprogram the SJB is virtually the same as reprogramming a powertrain control module (PCM), except when selecting the module to be programmed select the SJB (WDS may refer to it as the GEM).
WARRANTY STATUS: Eligible Under Provisions Of New Vehicle Limited Warranty Coverage
OPERATION DESCRIPTION TIME
050501A 2005 Freestyle, Five 0.4 Hr.
Hundred, Montego: Check
For Diagnostic Trouble
Codes And Reprogram
The Smart Junction Box
(SJB) (Do Not Use With
12650D, 12650D84,
12651D, 12651D4)
DEALER CODING
CONDITION
BASIC PART NO. CODE
14C184 04
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